Hello everyone. First time travellers to Japan for a belated honeymoon. Into food, drinks, culture, art, gaming, movies, travel, and of course, food and drinks!
We realise we’ve left this planning to the last minute as we’re leaving on 26th February, and though we’ve been hard at work reading lots and trying to plan, it’s all becoming rather overwhelming and we need some help please. We’ve really valued the posts on here, particularly the trip reports so thank you!
This is how our itinerary looks so far but we need help filling any gaps, removing parts of ‘heavy’ days, and general suggestions please, particularly if we’ve missed out any key places/attractions!
**Day 1 Monday – TOKYO**
Arrive 0735
Pick up SUICA/ JR PASS/ Portable Wi-Fi/ Convenience store snack
3 hotels booked; Akihabara/ Ginza/ Nihonbashi/ Minato – Undecided as to where to stay.
Arrive at the hotel by 1230 and nap!
* Senso-Ji
* Nakamise-Dori Street
* Kappabashi-Dori
* Asakusa Shrine
* Kanimaron Gate
* Don Quijote Asakusa
* Akihabara for dinner
**Day 2 Tuesday – TOKYO**
* DisneySea
**Day 3 Wednesday – TOKYO**
* Tsukiji Outer Market – Breakfast – we’ve read on some websites that some shops are closed on Wednesdays. Does anyone have further info on this as we’re unsure if we need to change Tsukiji to a different morning?
* Hamarikyu Garden
**Day 4 Thursday – TOKYO**
* Meiji Jingu Shrine
* Yoyogi Park
* – Walk along Omotesando –
* Capcom store
* Shibuya crossing
* Shibuya sky?
* Ebisu district?
**Day 5 Friday – TOKYO**
* Shinjuki Goyen National Garden
* Tokyo Metropolitan government building
* Kabukicho
* Golden Gai + Omoide Yokocho
**Day 6 – Saturday – TOKYO – Transit AM – TAKAYAMA**
* Travel to Takayama
* Lunch Jakson Curry
* Takayama Jinya (old govt building)
* Ikemotoya (art shop)
* Funasake Brewery
* Sanmachi dori/Takayama old town
* Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
**Day 7 – Sunday – TAKAYAMA – Transit AM – KANAZAWA**
* Miyagawa morning market
* Visit further sites if needed
* Travel to Shirakawago
* Travel to Kanazawa
**Day 8 – Monday – KANAZAWA**
* Kenroku-en
* Kanazawa Castle
* Omicho Market
* Nagamachi
* Kazuemachi
* Higashi Chaya
**Day 9 – Tuesday – KYOTO**
* Arrive at Kawaramachi station
* Hanamikoji Street
* Starbucks Coffee – Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya
* Yasaka Shrine
* Maruyama Park
* Chion-in Temple
* Shoren-in Garden
* Ninenzaka
* Sannenzaka
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple
* Gion
**Day 10 – Wednesday – KYOTO**
* Arashiyama Bamboo grove
* Okochi-Sanso villa
* Tenryu-ji temple
* Arashiyama Monkey Park
* Daihikaku Senkoji temple
* Kinkaku-Ji?
* Jojakkoji
* Giō-ji
* Otagi
* Pontocho alley (Shijo-dori to Sanjo dori near Kamogawa River)
**Day 11 – Thursday – KYOTO – UNPLANNED**
* Philosophers path?
* Eikan-do temple?
* Nanzen-ji temple?
* Senko-ji temple?
* Obai-in?
**Day 12 – Friday – KYOTO to MIYAJIMA**
* Climb Fushimi Inari
* Nishiki Market – brunch
* KYOTO to MIYAJIMA
* Itsukishima Shrine & Torii Gate
**Day 13 – Saturday – MIYAJIMA to HIROSHIMA**
* Ferry to Hiroshima
* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Hiroshima Peace Museum
* Peace Memorial Park
* Shukkei-en
* Hiroshima Castle
* Hiyajima?
**Day 14 – Sunday – HIROSHIMA – Transit AM – OSAKA**
* Umeda Sky Building
* Hep Five Ferris Wheel
* Tsutenkaku (Tower)
* Denden Town (video games, high tech, anime, manga)
* Shinsekai (neighourbhood)
**Day 15 – Monday – OSAKA**
* Hozenji Yokocho – food stalls
* Namba Yasaka Shrine
* America-mura (centre of youth culture)
* Okaru (okonomiyaki restaurant)
* Shinsaibashi shopping district
* Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street (knives)
* * Sumo Basho – EDION Arena Osaka
**Day 16 – Tuesday – NARA – Transit PM – TOKYO**
* Nobori-oji park
* Yoshikien Garden
* Isui-en Garden
* Todai-ji Temple
* Look at Nandai-mon Gate
* Enter Daibutsu-den Hall to see Great Buddha
* Enter Daibutsu-den
* Nigatsu-do Hall
* Higashimuki Shopping Street & Mochiidono Shopping Arcade
* Nara to Tokyo journey approx 3h45
**Day 17 – Wednesday – TOKYO**
* TeamLab Planets
* Shopping
**Day 18 – Thursday – DEPARTURE FLIGHT AM**
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1 comment
In my own planning for visiting Tsukiji Outer Market, I read that even though the fish market has moved to Toyosu, a lot of the stalls in the outer market still align their opening hours to the fish market.
You can find a calendar of the opening hours for Toyosu Market [here](https://www.shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/pdf/toyosu/businessdaycalendar2023.pdf) – it looks as though the fish market is closed most Wednesdays in March, so you should probably assume a lot of the stalls in Tsukiji Outer Market will be too.
This is just based on my own research, I haven’t visited, so perhaps others with experience can correct me if I’m wrong 🙂